Friends plead for help in finding fugitive

4:43 PM,
Apr. 3, 2013

Wade Lohse

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Friends and family of Cacie Barras are pleading for the public's help in tracking down the alleged drunken driver who walked out of court as his trial was about to begin in the Lafayette woman's death.

The search for Wade Lohse, 43, of Youngsville, continued into its eighth day Tuesday but no arrests were made, according to Capt. Kip Judice, spokesman for the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office.

"At this point, he's the most-wanted person in Lafayette Parish," Judice said. "We're employing all the stuff we can to find this guy." ...